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- Definition

PCAOB issued Audit Firm Identifier

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Form 10-K
-Number 249
-Section 310

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Form 20-F
-Number 249
-Section 220
-Subsection f

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Form 40-F
-Number 249
-Section 240
-Subsection f

Document and Entity Information - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Feb. 23, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2025
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2025
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	MPT
Entity Registrant Name	Medical Properties Trust, Inc
Entity Central Index Key	0001287865
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag]	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		597.7
Entity Public Float			$ 2.6
Title of 12(b) Security	Common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity File Number	001-32559
Entity Tax Identification Number	20-0191742
Entity Address, Address Line One	10500 Liberty Parkway
Entity Address, City or Town	Birmingham
Entity Address, State or Province	AL
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	35242
City Area Code	205
Local Phone Number	969-3755
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	MD
Document Annual Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Auditor Name	PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Auditor Location	Birmingham, Alabama
Auditor Firm ID	238
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 28, 2026 are incorporated by reference into Items 10 through 14 of Part III, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Auditor Opinion [Text Block]	Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the related consolidated statements of net income, of comprehensive loss, of equity and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, including the related notes and financial statement schedules listed in the index appearing under Item 15(a) (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements"). We also have audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.
MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2025
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2025
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	MPT Operating Partnership, L.P.
Entity Central Index Key	0001524607
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag]	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Entity File Number	333-177186
Entity Tax Identification Number	20-0242069
Entity Address, Address Line One	10500 Liberty Parkway
Entity Address, City or Town	Birmingham
Entity Address, State or Province	AL
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	35242
City Area Code	205
Local Phone Number	969-3755
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Auditor Name	PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Auditor Location	Birmingham, Alabama
Auditor Firm ID	238
Auditor Opinion [Text Block]	Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the related consolidated statements of net income, of comprehensive loss, of capital and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, including the related notes and financial statement schedules listed in the index appearing under Item 15(a) (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements"). We also have audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.